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Tag Archives: morning
Dawn
The dawn crested over the marsh I drove to the airport And watched Love take flight.
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Tagged art, cranes, dawn, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, Marsh, morning, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swamp
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Pathway
silver strands crossed the path. ephemera shimmering in the light trapped me. the butterfly glided effortlessly between gossamer threads And showed me the way.
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Tagged art, butterfly, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, morning, nature, poem, poetry, spiderweb, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, the way, walk, zen
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Waking up
Sometimes it is hard to wake up, No matter how hard you want to, Or what you are looking forward to! Luckily, there are friends willing to help! Enlightenment doesn’t happed all at once…. Sometimes we need patience, support… And … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, cats, dogs, enlightenment, ink brush painting, morning, spiritual direction, sumi-e, waking up, woke
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Perched
On a fallen limb A songbird perched And sang a song as sweet as if She was on the highest tree.
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Tagged birds, birdsong, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, meditation, morning, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Eternity
Amidst the talk of salvation and savior, Of duty and praise… And a longing for the eternity of days, One of true royalty silently enters the conversation speaking only truth. We are transformed by friendship and love.
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Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flowers, grief, ink brush painting, monarch butterfly, morning, nature, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Early morning flights
In the early morning, I looked up to pray & find myself watching flight paths… Creatures of the night Are also creatures of the dawn. We fly where we are needed and fed.
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Tagged bats, dawn, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink, mediation, morning, nature, peace, poetry, prayers, spirituality, sumi-e, xuan paper
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practice
my day started with a tiny bird yelling…. and it felt like the shrill was directed at me…. even though it wasn’t. how arrogant we humans are sometimes…. the rest of the day was filled with practice.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird song, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lectio divina, love, morning, nature, poetry, prayer, spiritual practice, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tiny bird, zen
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westie ho!
Just becuz sometimes you can’t see our wings – doesn’t mean we don’t fly into your heart. and just becuz we have wings, doesn’t mean we will ever fly out. it will all be ok, honest.
flight patterns
in the daylight of the full moon morn. the sun bright in my eye, i still see You. May we all soar in Love, each with our own flight paths,
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Tagged bird, birding, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, morning, mysticism, nature, no regrets, poetry, shamanism, snowy egrets, spirituality, sumi-e, sun and moon together, wisdom
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looking in mirrors
i look into a mirror that held your face, but all that is reflected back is my own. you look into my face and tell me all it mirrors back is You.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, art, black cat, cat, cats, chest of drawers, chippendale dresser, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, grief, love, morning, mourning, mysticism, poetry, reflections, sumi-e, tao, zen
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